By SCOTT JOHNSON, The Sports Xchange and The Hartford Courant, January 11, 2014

SEATTLE - The Seattle Seahawks survived an occasional driving rainstorm, a late onside kick and a ragged second half to hold off the New Orleans Saints 23-15 on Saturday and earn the right to host their second NFC Championship Game in eight years. The Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch rushed for 140 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while quarterback Russell Wilson completed 9 of 18 passes for 103 yards. Wilson's most important completion came on a third-and-3 from the Seattle 45-yard line with 2:48 remaining, extending a drive that resulted in Lynch's game-clinching touchdown.

Stage review A CHORUS LINE, conceived and originally directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett, music by Marvin Hamlisch; lyrics by Edward Kleban; book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante; originally co-choreographed by Bob Avian; restaged by Baayork Lee; scenery designed by Robin Wagner; original costumes designed by Theoni V. Aldredge; original lighting designed by Tharon Musser; new lighting by Richard Winkler; musical direction by...

By SCOTT JOHNSON, The Sports Xchange and The Hartford Courant, January 11, 2014

SEATTLE - The Seattle Seahawks survived an occasional driving rainstorm, a late onside kick and a ragged second half to hold off the New Orleans Saints 23-15 on Saturday and earn the right to host their second NFC Championship Game in eight years. The Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch rushed for 140 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while quarterback Russell Wilson completed 9 of 18 passes for 103 yards. Wilson's most important completion came on a third-and-3 from the Seattle 45-yard line with 2:48 remaining, extending a drive that resulted in Lynch's game-clinching touchdown.

During rehearsals last month, Javoghn Stevens fell on stage. The other cast members in the student production of "A Chorus Line" at Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts froze. The sound of the 16-year-old Windsor boy's body hitting the stage echoed in the theater, reverberating among the ensemble, reminding them how fragile and fleeting a dancer's life can be. Javoghn wondered if his career in theater "was over before it began." Carolyn Kirsch, the director of the musical, quickly made her way to the stage.

Mrs. John H. Wilton, Jr. of Powhatan, VA is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Christian Randolph Wilton, to Michael Bennett Simmers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Simmers of Vernon. Christian is the daughter of the late John H. Wilton, Jr. of Powhatan, VA. Christian graduated from the University of Virginia and is currently attending graduate school at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing in Richmond. Michael graduated from the University of Virginia and is currently a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia.

'A Chorus Line," which originally ran on Broadway from 1975 through April 1990, is on a national tour that plays Tuesday through March 29 at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford. The behind-the-scenes story of auditions for dancers in a Broadway show was conceived, choreographed and directed by Michael Bennett, with book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban. Baayork Lee is restaging the original choreography for this tour.

During rehearsals last month, Javoghn Stevens fell on stage. The other cast members in the student production of "A Chorus Line" at Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts froze. The sound of the 16-year-old Windsor boy's body hitting the stage echoed in the theater, reverberating among the ensemble, reminding them how fragile and fleeting a dancer's life can be. Javoghn wondered if his career in theater "was over before it began." Carolyn Kirsch, the director of the musical, quickly made her way to the stage.

Stage review A CHORUS LINE, conceived and originally directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett, music by Marvin Hamlisch; lyrics by Edward Kleban; book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante; originally co-choreographed by Bob Avian; restaged by Baayork Lee; scenery designed by Robin Wagner; original costumes designed by Theoni V. Aldredge; original lighting designed by Tharon Musser; new lighting by Richard Winkler; musical direction by...

CAMPBELL. Carol D. Campbell, 53, wife of Gerald E. Campbell, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Friday (July 14) in Atlanta, Ga., after a long illness. Born in Plainfield, N.J., daughter of Edward and Rose (Jones) Diffenderffer, she lived in Jacksonville, Fla., for the past 15 years. Besides her husband, she leaves her son, Geoffery Campbell of Atlanta, Ga.; her daughter, Michal L. Campbell of Jacksonville, Fla.; and her brother, Edward C. Diffenderffer of Simsbury. Funeral services are Thursday(July 20)

SPYKE, Christopher Christopher Spyke, 49, of Hartford, died Tuesday (Dec. 22, 1998) at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Hartford, the son of Cornelius Spyke of Ellington and the late Jessie (Carter) Spyke, he had lived in this area for his entire life. Besides his father, he leaves his brothers: Darryl of Virginia, Leslie of Hartford, Stanley of Ellington; and his sisters, Sylvia Spyke and Denise Spyke, both of Manchester, Aneesah Isalm of Hartford, and Andrea Spyke of Ellington.